Which is correct wife or wives?
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Which is correct wife or wives?
The singular possessive of the word wife is wife’s. However, the plural of the word wife is wives. For example, if you were talking about “your wife’s shoes.” If you had more than one wife (as in polygamy), it would be “your wives’ shoes.”
How do you say wife in Old English?
From Middle English wif, wiif, wyf, from Old English wīf (“woman, female, lady, wife”), from Proto-Germanic *wībą (“woman, wife”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʰwíbʰ- (“shame, pudenda”) (compare Tocharian A/B kip/kwīpe (“shame, genitals, female pudenda”)).
What is the plural word for wife?
wives
The plural of wife is wives. A man who is married is called a husband.
Does wifes need an apostrophe?
the apostrophe is added after the basic plural form ‘wives’. since the word ‘wives’ already ends in ‘s’, there does not need to be another ‘s’ after the apostrophe.
What is the singular possessive of wife?
Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
| A | B |
|---|---|
| wife | wife’s |
| wives | wives’ |
| husband | husband’s |
| husbands | husbands’ |
What is a WIF?
Acronym. Definition. WIF. Women’s Initiative Forum (various locations) WIF.
Does wer mean man?
Were and wer are archaic terms for adult male humans and were often used for alliteration with wife as “were and wife” in Germanic-speaking cultures (Old English: wer, Old Dutch: wer, Gothic: waír, Old Frisian: wer, Old Saxon: wer, Old High German: wer, Old Norse: verr).
What is the popular of wife?
The plural of wife is always wives.
Is it correct to say womens?
The apostrophe follows an s when that s is used to make a noun plural. Women is already a plural word (the singular is woman), and so, does not need an s before an apostrophe in the possessive case. Therefore, women’s is right and womens’ is wrong.